Texas House takes steps to repeal 'homosexual conduct' ban

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House gave approval to a proposal to repeal a 1973 law banning "homosexual conduct" that was ruled unconstitutional more than 20 years ago. The U.S. Supreme Court found the ban unconstitutional in 2003 when they ruled in …

Protecting from harm or censorship? Policing educational material in Texas

Texas state legislature just passed a bill that would send doctors, teachers, librarians and more to jail if they provide kids with "harmful" materials. But who decides what's harmful, and what's not? GuestBayliss Wagner, state politics …

Texas Labor Market reaches milestone with over 37,000 added in April 2025

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Workforce Commission is celebrating the Texas labor market reaching record highs in both total jobs and the size of the civilian labor force in April. TWC said Texas has added 37,700 positions over the month, and 215,500 …

ACM Celebrates 60th Annual Awards With Texas Takeover

Pictured: Kaitlin Butts and Tyler Braden. Photo: Nick White Leading up to the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards last week, fans, artists and industry members took over Frisco, Texas for a week of celebration. “The 60th ACM Awards and the events …

Human Deaths From Feral Hogs Is On The Rise: What Can Texas Do To Curb The Trend?

It sounds like something straight out of a horror movie: packs of powerful, vicious, and freakishly intelligent creatures roaming the countryside and even in the suburbs, attacking animals, property, and even humans. Despite efforts to eradicate these …

UPDATED: Texas House votes to decriminalize sodomy

UPDATE: The 72-55 vote on Thursday in the Texas House to remove Section 21.06 of the Texas Penal Code which criminalizes private, consensual conduct between adults of the same gender came on the measure’s second reading. The bill now faces a third reading …

Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are among the programs standing out to 2027 WR Gavin Honore

DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas

Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees voted this month to make their small community on the southeastern tip of Texas its own city, with a mayor and city commissioners.  But the rest of the tech billionaire’s neighbors near the newly incorporated Starbase in rural …

Texas A&M is the SEC’s best… in paying insane coaching buyouts

AL.com has put together some fantastic data graphics using information obtained from schools financial reports to the NCAA for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024). And that data continues to make Longhorn fans chuckle at the entire Jimbo …

How North Texas Food Bank Plans To Help 774,000 North Texans

The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) recently unveiled a new five-year strategic plan aimed at transforming hunger relief across the region. Called Fulfilling Futures, the initiative is designed to go beyond food distribution and address the deeper roots of …